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vilecanards

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abralon VS: sandpaper
« on: January 30, 2007, 04:35:59 PM »
Does ANYBODY have a conversion or equivalency chart comparing the two? In other words.... 1000 abralon = ???? sandpaper. And does water use change the comparison? Thanks for any help with this....
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charlest

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Re: abralon VS: sandpaper
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2007, 05:29:23 AM »
1000 grit Abralon = 1000 grit sandpaper.
2000 grit Abralon = 1000 grit sandpaper.
500 grit Abralon = 500 grit sandpaper.
The abrasive used, silicon carbide is identical. The only difference is the foam backing versus the wet/dry paper backing on sandpaper.
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Re: abralon VS: sandpaper
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2007, 05:42:50 AM »
I was told the shape of the particles on the abralon pad is another... so it is better to use abralon than sandpaper...

But I am not sure about that.
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Re: abralon VS: sandpaper
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2007, 08:31:30 PM »
Ebonite claims there is a slight difference between the texture achieved from 1000 Abralon vs. 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper.

I don't think anything other than a machine would be able to notice the difference though.
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Re: abralon VS: sandpaper
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2007, 05:58:00 AM »
oh, with that foam rubber backing's flexibility and ability to absorb water, it is far easier to use Abralon and easier to get a smooth finish. But it is far more expensive than just use a damp sponge as backing to sandpaper.

Abralon does have a 4000 grit level that you can get with wet/dry sandpaper, but sandpaper has many grit levels you can't get in Abralon pads.
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